Macomb County vs Oakland County

A side-by-side comparison of Macomb County and Oakland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Macomb County and Oakland County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Oakland County has the higher population (1,272,294 vs 877,624 in Macomb County). Oakland County has the higher median household income ($95,296 vs $76,399 in Macomb County). Oakland County has the higher median home value ($320,400 vs $231,400 in Macomb County).

Population, income & housing

	Macomb County	Oakland County
Population	877,624	1,272,294
Median age	41.1 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,399	$95,296
Median home value	$231,400	$320,400
Median gross rent	$1,175	$1,319
Housing units	371,723	557,978
Homeownership rate	75.0%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	50.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macomb County	Oakland County
Population	870,325 → 877,624 (+0.8%)	1,253,185 → 1,272,294 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$62,855 → $76,399 (+21.5%)	$79,698 → $95,296 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$166,800 → $231,400 (+38.7%)	$242,700 → $320,400 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,175 (+22.1%)	$1,080 → $1,319 (+22.1%)

Macomb County

Population

870,325877,624

Median household income

$62,855$76,399

Median home value

$166,800$231,400

Median gross rent

$962$1,175

Oakland County

Population

1,253,1851,272,294

Median household income

$79,698$95,296

Median home value

$242,700$320,400

Median gross rent

$1,080$1,319

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Macomb County	Oakland County
Under 5	5.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.7%
75 and over	7.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macomb County	Oakland County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	69.2%
Black or African American	12.4%	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.7%	8.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macomb County	Oakland County
No high school diploma	9.2%	5.1%
High school graduate	29.0%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	21.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macomb County	Oakland County
Drove alone	77.8%	73.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.5%	18.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macomb County	Oakland County
1-unit, detached	68.8%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	10.8%
20 or more units	4.5%	7.6%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Macomb County	Oakland County
Poverty rate	9.8%	7.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1975	1975